I’ve been reading a lot recently about the startle reflex as it applies to folks who suffer with panic disorder and agoraphobia. As you probably suspected, people diagnosed with this wretched curse ...

The startle response is a sudden, reflex-like response to an unexpected stimulus, such as a loud noise or bright light. It is an unlearned and largely unconscious defense mechanism shared by animals ...

Two studies examined the amplitude of the startle response as a function of the Dark Tetrad of personality (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism). We measured electromyographic ...

Sensorimotor gating is a fundamental neurophysiological mechanism by which the brain filters out irrelevant sensory information, thereby safeguarding cognitive stability and preventing sensory ...

ATLANTA -- It sounds like a scene from a scary movie: a research scientist strapped me into a dentist-like chair, plugged my finger into a heart rate monitor and called the whole thing "The Fear ...